About AIPGDEE

The AIPGDEE (All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Exam) 2017 is a national level entrance exam for admission to MDS courses across India in various dental colleges.

All the aspirants are advised to carefully go through the AIPGDEE 2017 Exam Pattern for a comprehensive preparation plan. The syllabus for AIPGDEE 2017 is based on the syllabus of BDS courses. The AIPGDEE 2017is 3 hours duration Computer Based Test (CBT) and consisting of 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

How To Prepare

AIPGDEE 2017 Preparation Tips

Candidates appearing for AIPGDEE 2017 are advised to check the preparation tips suggested by some of the experts and candidates who have appeared for the test before.

Revise the course thoroughly.

Candidates should focus on understanding and remembering the applied aspects of all the topics to help in recollecting the topics.

Focus on topics that are difficult to understand such as Public Health Dentistry.

Certain subjects like Physiology and Biochemistry can be studied simultaneously since one is conceptual and theoretical.

Use pictorial diagrams and charts to understand the concepts in a better way.

Check out previous year questions.

Create notes for important pointers to remember on the day of exam.

Exam Syllabus

AIPGDEE 2017 Syllabus

The syllabus for the AIPGDEE 2017 entrance test for candidates seeking admission to the MDS course would be based on the syllabus of BDS Curriculum.

The syllabi for the AIPGDEE 2017 will include all the topics/subjects that was taught during the entire duration of the BDS course as prescribed in the DCI Revised BDS Course Regulations, 2007 and as amended from time to time.

The questions of the test shall include subjects like basic sciences, para-clinical and clinical subjects.

Exam Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria for AIPGDEE 2018

Candidates should go through the detailed eligibility criteria required to be fulfilled for admission to MDS courses of minimum 3 years duration.

Nationality

Only persons holding Indian Nationality or Persons of Indian Origin or persons holding cards of Overseas Citizenship of India will be considered for admission to this course.

Qualifying Examination

These candidates should possess a BDS degree of Dental College that is acknowledged by the Government of India under the Dentists Act, 1948.

As for the acknowledgment of the Dental Colleges from where the candidates have completed their BDS degree and the corresponding Compulsory Rotating Internship for the year 2017, the cut-off date will be October 31, 2017. Colleges recognized after the cutoff date will not be taken into consideration.

Certain Universities maintain the policy that candidates pursuing the PG course from their respective university or some other will be considered ineligible for admission, till the time they complete the whole course.

Candidates pursuing any PG course through All India or State Quota and applying for a seat under All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Exam should first verify facts regarding their eligibility of an University. Directorate, General Health Services cannot be held responsible in case such candidates are not given admission. If the students go for such college and course, it will be at their own risk.

Rotating Internship

Candidates having cleared their final BDS examination on or before 1988 and holding a BDS degree from a Dental College duly acknowledged by the Dental Council of India are also exempted from the condition of Rotating Internship. These candidates should have got the interim or permanent registration through any State Dental Councils.

The candidates have to compulsorily complete the 12 months Internship. However, following candidates will be exempt from this condition:

Students admitted during the batch of 2007-08 session having completed 4.5 years BDS course with 6 months of mandatory rotating internship, and

Students who were admitted during 2006-07 session at Rajah Muthiah Dental College, Annamalai University under the 5 year BDS course excluding internship.

In case a candidate is pursuing the 12 month Internship and is due to complete it by March 31, 2017, he or she can sit in this examination.

NOTE: The admission procedure of such candidate shall remain restricted until he or she has successfully completed the training and attains the provisional or permanent registration prior to March 31, 2017. Or, presents a document stating that he or she will be completing the internship prior to March 31, 2017.

Registration with Dental Council

The candidates should hold a provisional or permanent registration of any of the State Dental Councils, post clearing of the final BDS examination and also is done with the 12 months Compulsory Rotating Internship from an acknowledged Dental College.

The registration procedure with State Dental Councils is mandatory. Also, the candidates will have to present the documents as proof at the time of counseling or admission.

Army Dental Corps Officers serving at present, can only be admitted to the Institutions of the Armed Forces Medical Services. In the Application form, such candidates need to mark the option “Serving Armed Forces Dental Officer”.

The serving officers who have marked the above choice will be considered for admission to the below-specified Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions:

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt.

The Directorate General of Dental Services shall be given a separate merit catalog of category “Armed Forces”, for admission into the Armed Forces Institutions.

The Armed Forces Medical Services, on the basis of applications by Dental Officers for these institutions, shall make the selection and final admissions would be responsible for final selection to the above-mentioned institutions.

NOTE: The Armed Forces Medical Services will have to adhere to the rules and regulations framed by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India in concurrence with those valid to the associated Universities.

Eligibility for Grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps

Those candidates who apply for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps’, shall mark the option “For Grant of SSC in Army Dental Corps” in the Online Application Form.

The short-listing of candidates will be done on the basis of AIPGDEE 2018 scores and the Army Dental Corps will hold the selection process.

Registration with Dental Council

The candidates should hold a provisional or permanent registration of any of the State Dental Councils, post clearing of the final BDS examination and also is done with the 12 months Compulsory Rotating Internship from an acknowledged Dental College.

The registration procedure with State Dental Councils is mandatory. Also, the candidates will have to present the documents as proof at the time of counseling or admission.

Army Dental Corps Officers serving at present, can only be admitted to the Institutions of the Armed Forces Medical Services. In the Application form, such candidates need to mark the option “Serving Armed Forces Dental Officer”.

The serving officers who have marked the above choice will be considered for admission to the below-specified Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions:

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt.

The Directorate General of Dental Services shall be given a separate merit catalog of category “Armed Forces”, for admission into the Armed Forces Institutions.

The Armed Forces Medical Services, on the basis of applications by Dental Officers for these institutions, shall make the selection and final admissions would be responsible for final selection to the above-mentioned institutions.

NOTE: The Armed Forces Medical Services will have to adhere to the rules and regulations framed by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India in concurrence with those valid to the associated Universities.

Eligibility for Grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps

Those candidates who apply for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps’, shall mark the option “For Grant of SSC in Army Dental Corps” in the Online Application Form.

The short-listing of candidates will be done on the basis of AIPGDEE 2018 scores and the Army Dental Corps will hold the selection process.

Admit Card

Registration with Dental Council

The candidates should hold a provisional or permanent registration of any of the State Dental Councils, post clearing of the final BDS examination and also is done with the 12 months Compulsory Rotating Internship from an acknowledged Dental College.

The registration procedure with State Dental Councils is mandatory. Also, the candidates will have to present the documents as proof at the time of counseling or admission.

Army Dental Corps Officers serving at present, can only be admitted to the Institutions of the Armed Forces Medical Services. In the Application form, such candidates need to mark the option “Serving Armed Forces Dental Officer”.

The serving officers who have marked the above choice will be considered for admission to the below-specified Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions:

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt.

The Directorate General of Dental Services shall be given a separate merit catalog of category “Armed Forces”, for admission into the Armed Forces Institutions.

The Armed Forces Medical Services, on the basis of applications by Dental Officers for these institutions, shall make the selection and final admissions would be responsible for final selection to the above-mentioned institutions.

NOTE: The Armed Forces Medical Services will have to adhere to the rules and regulations framed by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India in concurrence with those valid to the associated Universities.

Eligibility for Grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps

Those candidates who apply for grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps’, shall mark the option “For Grant of SSC in Army Dental Corps” in the Online Application Form.

The short-listing of candidates will be done on the basis of AIPGDEE 2018 scores and the Army Dental Corps will hold the selection process.

Steps to Download AIPGDEE 2017 Admit Card

Candidates are advised to follow the steps below to download Hall Ticket for AIPGDEE 2017.